Brother Zhu Youxiao

Chapter 381

"Jinglue, as you expected, Sun Chuanting continued to fuel the fire."

At the end of August, when a person's voice sounded beside the post road in the mountains of Yongchang Prefecture, a piece of news about Sichuan also appeared in Hong Chengchou's hands.

The 36-year-old Hong Chengchou is on the rise, and his face looks very young, he looks like he is just in his thirties.

What he held in his hand was the residence newspaper about Sun Chuanting's punishment of corrupt officials in Kuizhou and Chongqing.

The simple words on the mansion newspaper merged into a series of extraordinary numbers.

[170 five criminal officials...]

"Pity……"

Looking at the mansion newspaper, Hong Chengchou put his hands down and said regrettable words.

Standing beside him, Mu Yi, the son of Mu Zeng, also complimented him:
"If Sun Chuanting wrote a letter to Jinglue, Jinglue might be able to bring down the flames if he made a move, but now he has started to fight the flames himself."

"It's a pity..." Hong Chengchou threw the newspaper into the tea stove, feeling a little uncomfortable.

Hong Chengchou is different from Sun Chuanting, Yang Wenyue, and Wu Aheng. His goal is not a small strategy, but the chief assistant of the cabinet.

If he wants to be the chief assistant of the cabinet, he must naturally have his own influence, especially the influence of civil servants.

It was impossible to seek refuge with Gu Dang. He had already seen that King Qi was very dissatisfied with Gu Dang, and Yanshan sent him to join him.

He originally thought of using Sun Chuanting's handwriting to connect Sun Chuanting, Wu Aheng, and Yang Wenyue to form a small party, and then the four of them would join the cabinet together, but now it seems that it will not work.

He can be sure that as long as the four people form a small party, it is a certainty that the four people will join the cabinet.

But now because of Sun Chuanting's stubborn temper, this plan has come to naught, he is naturally regretful.

The King Qi Party cannot join, the Yanshan faction cannot join, and the Zhe Party and Donglin Party cannot touch each other, which makes him a little embarrassed.

In his estimation, he would almost be able to join the cabinet after cleaning up Toungoo, so there was not much time left for him.

He entered the cabinet without any influence, and Sun Chengzong was his fate in the end. Even if he entered the cabinet, no matter how capable he was, he was still a marginal man.

He had to find a way to cultivate some of his civil servants before joining the cabinet.

"Wait and see..."

Hong Chengchou narrowed his eyes, and silently waited for Sun Chuanting in his heart.

He still felt that Sun Chuanting would not be able to withstand the pressure in the end, and chose to ask the three of them for help, because this was the choice that had the least impact on the balance of civil and military affairs, unless King Qi made a move.

The biggest variable here is Zhu Youjian, or someone in a high position.

The so-called scheming, to put it bluntly, means that a high-ranking person orders one thing, and the subordinates rack their brains to think about it and fight it.

The unintentional words of a high-ranking person also have a heart, and the words with a heart are even more hearty.

In short, in the absence of King Qi's action, Sun Chuanting has basically only two ways to retreat, either to seek refuge in the northwest, or to write a letter for help.

Hong Chengchou, Yang Wenyue, Sun Chuanting, Wu Aheng...

The combination of these four of them is not weaker than any of them.

As long as the Governor's Mansion of the Five Armies does not take action, the courtiers in Beijing are nothing...

"You can handle the affairs of the Gunpowder Bureau, and choose a place far away from the city."

"Yes!"

Looking at the scene where the mansion newspaper was burned in the stove, Hong Chengchou explained to Mu Yi, and Mu Yi also obediently complied.

Hong Chengchou withdrew his gaze, and set his sights on the post road next to the post station, which was less than seven feet wide.

Anyway, the most important thing for him is to build the road, and then take Dongyu down.

Winning Toungoo is the most critical stepping stone for him to join the cabinet. Winning Toungoo first, and then forming a force will not be too late.

As for Sun Chuanting's dilemma?

The situation was caused by himself, and he knows better than Hong Chengchou what the consequences will be. Besides, it is not him who should be anxious now, but...

"boom!"

"I'm going to school today, even if I'm the king of heaven, it's useless!"

In the city of Xining, the voice of Cao Wenzhao slapping the case rang out. This military general who guarded the western frontier for the imperial court and worked with Sun Chuanting for several years could not bear it anymore.

What Sun Chuanting did and who he helped, he didn't believe that people in Beijing didn't know.

If others don't speak for him, Cao Wenzhao has to help.

It's just that he just went up against the crime, his younger brother Cao Wenyao immediately stopped him, and tried to persuade him repeatedly:

"Brother, Wu is not involved in politics! Besides, isn't His Highness helping in the capital?"

In September, there was a lot of wind and sand in Xining City, and the whistling wind was so noisy that Cao Wenzhao was a little "deaf".

"I don't do politics, I just feel that the Northwest lacks a strategy."

Cao Wenzhao knew that he could not interfere in politics, but he also knew that Sun Chuanting was different from ordinary civil servants. He was someone who could mount a horse and lead troops in battle.

Since there is a strategy in the southwest and a strategy in the northeast, the strategy in the northwest is also indispensable.

"I want to report to the Governor of Mandu, and ask the imperial court to arrange a strategist for the Northwest!"

After Cao Wenzhao shouted, he asked someone to draft a memorial, and Cao Wenyao had no right to stop him when he heard it.

Soon a team of Tangqi ran from Xining City to Ningxia with a memorial, and within a day, the memorial appeared in the Ningxia Northern Army Governor's Mansion and on Man Gui's desk.

"These people..."

Looking at the five or six memorials on the desk, Man Gui felt a headache.

Some of these memorials are from Xining, some from Suzhou, and some from Shuofang, Jiuyuan, and Wuyuan.

Anyway, the purpose is very simple, that is, there is a lack of a strategy in the northwest, and the generals of the Northern Army Governor's Mansion asked the court to send a strategy to the northwest.

Although this is tantamount to adding obstacles to Man Gui, the people below also know that if Sun Chuanting really comes to the Northwest as a manager again, Man Gui will probably be the first to applaud.

What does having a strategy represent?It means there is a battle to be fought!

Transfer Sun Chuanting here, whether it is to fight Wusi Tibet, the Western Regions, or Mobei, in short, there are many places that the Northern Army Governor's Mansion can fight.

In this way, Sun Chuanting is fine, the Northern Army Governor's Mansion has made military achievements, and the capital has also stopped, killing three birds with one stone.

But Man Gui also knew that even if they wanted to fight, it wasn't the northern army's governor's mansion that was going to fight, but the Eastern army's and Shangzhi's governor's mansions.

Jianlu in the Northeast has lived in peace for several years, and if he doesn't fight, he will become a master.

The reason for not fighting is because the imperial court's money and food are not enough to support the Northeast to launch a war.

Not even the Northeast, let alone the Northwest.

However, it's okay if you don't fight, anyway, he doesn't want to fight for the time being, anyway, he has to support Sun Chuanting, who is also a former colleague after all.

Thinking of this, Man Gui could only push the memorial to the Dudu's Mansion to join the army with a face full of embarrassment:

"Hey, the people below say so, and I can't act arbitrarily. You can send this memorial to the capital."

"Yes!" Junjun knew it well, and took away the memorial with a look of embarrassment on his face, and asked Tang Qibabaili to rush the memorial to the Governor's Mansion of the Fifth Army.

Tang Qi ran wildly day and night, and finally sent the memorial to the Governor's Mansion of the Fifth Army on the fifth day of September.

The generals staying behind at the Dudu's Mansion of the Five Armies did not delay either. The memorandum was sent to Prince Qi's Mansion the next second after it arrived.

The final effect was that the memorandum was rushed several times, even mixed with the yellow sand from the northwest, and appeared on Zhu Youjian's desk in embarrassment.

Looking at this memorial, Zhu Youjian was also speechless.

But if you think about it carefully, I'm afraid this is the only "proper" excuse that the Northwest gang can come up with.

"Reject all these memorials to me, and tell Man Gui, don't take the lead in messing around with me."

Zhu Youjian raised his hand and pushed the memorial to Lu Wenzhao, and Lu Wenzhao also wondered:

"Your Highness, if you don't give them an explanation, it may be difficult for them to calm down."

"If it's hard to stop, let them plant trees. Don't look for trouble. The court will handle Sun Chuanting's affairs by itself."

It's hard for Zhu Youjian to speak too clearly, but the meaning of the words is also obvious.

"Yes, I know how to reply." Hearing Zhu Youjian's words, Lu Wenzhao had a rare smile on his face.

After making a bow, he slowly retreated, and Zhu Youjian also took the opportunity to turn his head to look at the empty tables and chairs.

Li Dingguo and Zhu Ciran were taken to the Metropolitan Procuratorate by Cheng De today, without the company of the two of them, the hall was rather deserted.

It's just deserted and deserted, Zhu Youjian quickly adapted to this desertedness, bowed his head and continued to deal with the memorabilia.

Things on his side are ambiguous, but the news sent back to the palace is always certain.

Zhu Youxiao was a little nervous about the matter of the governor's mansion of the Northern Army. He was afraid that generals would interfere in politics.

But after hearing his younger brother easily dismissed the memorial, he relaxed again.

Sitting in the Hall of Mental Cultivation, there was a pile of memorials processed by him, but there was no impeachment against Sun Chuanting.

Wei Zhongxian and Wang Tiqian stood outside the Hall of Mental Cultivation, Liu Ruoyu accompanied them in the hall, and Wang An stayed behind as the Supervisor of Rites.

Ever since Cui Chengxiu of the eunuch party fell politically, Wei Zhongxian and Wang Tiqian were also worried for a long time.

But the facts proved that as long as the owner didn't want to use the knife, no one else could punish the family's hawks and dogs no matter how domineering they were.

Wang Tiqian and Wei Zhongxian are still in power on the one-acre three-point land of the Supervisor of Rites and the inner court.

As old dogs being punished, these two old dogs are probably the best able to see the current situation of "Gu Dang" clearly as outsiders.

The two sent a batch of memorials, and then chatted not far from the gate of Qianqing Palace.

"Look at Gu Dang, does he look like the previous Cui Chengxiu?"

"Like, it's just that Gu Bingqian, an old dog, is smarter than Cui Chengxiu."

Wang Tiqian asked, Wei Zhongxian answered, the two sounded like outsiders.

Eunuch and Wei Zhongxian are actually proving one thing.

It is not easy to create a black glove that is easy to control and let the opponent take the blame to go offline.

At least with regard to the eunuch and Wei Zhongxian, Zhu Youjian screwed up.

He neither used Wei Zhongxian's eunuchs to unite the five parties of Qi, Chu, Zhejiang, Xuankun, nor eliminated the eunuchs and the five parties of Qi, Chu, Zhejiang, Xuankun in one go.

Zhu Youjian is wielding a knife, but the Zhejiang Party is not stupid.

Before he moved the knife, Fang Congzhe saw through Zhu Youjian's thoughts, and Yao Zongwen and Shi Fenglai jumped back instantly under Feng Quan's guidance.

In the end, although Zhu Youjian cleaned up the eunuch party and many members of the five parties, he failed to completely clean up the Zhejiang party in the end.

On the contrary, the eunuch party withdrew, the Zhejiang party and Donglin party declined, and the Qi royal party began to dominate.

Now it's all right, the Zhejiang party was supposed to be dealt with, but now the inflated Qi royal party, or "Gu party" should be dealt with first.

Said it was Gu Dang, but Gu Bingqian was also the one who was framed and grilled by the people below.

Authority will split, and whoever swallows more will become the biggest bird after the split.

The Zhejiang Party fell, and when Donglin rose, Donglin fell, and the Eunuch Party rose up, and the Eunuch Party fell, and Gu Dang rose again.

Zhu Youjian's method is very vigorous and decisive, but the party and faction cannot be eliminated, and it is the same in any dynasty.

Whether to clean up Gu Dang is a question that needs to be dealt with before Zhu Youjian.

After cleaning up Gu Dang, whether another Yanshan Party will emerge is also a question he needs to consider.

Officials need to be changed all the time, and the same is true for parties, but this kind of change consumes the energy of the ruling people.

It took only nine years for Zhu Youjian to help Zhu Youxiao to govern, and it took only nine years. In nine years, he had defeated several parties and figures.

Although the current situation is changing, the pace of political struggle is getting faster and faster.

Right now he is still young and can hold on, but when he can't hold on, I'm afraid that at that time, Daming will make the same mistakes again.

"Den..."

Zhu Youxiao put a vermilion pen on the pen stand, and kneaded his brows, obviously a little mentally exhausted.

"Long live, why don't you... rest for a while?"

Seeing this, Liu Ruoyu who was standing next to him wanted to persuade Zhu Youxiao to take a rest, but Zhu Youxiao raised his hand to say no:
"The memorials in my hands are less than half of my younger brother's. If I have to take a break to deal with these, what will my younger brother do?"

"continue……"

After all, Zhu Youxiao continued to deal with the memorial, and the next one was a memorial from Guiyang Prefecture, Guizhou.

[Yuan Chonghuan, the magistrate of Guiyang, wrote a book, titled in Yunnan, Guizhou and Burma]

[As I met, today the Nanbing food is borrowed from Sichuan Liangerer, but the road is dangerous and difficult, which is an inconvenience. I think that the Ryukyu grain can be transferred to the Pearl River to support Yunnan. 】

[Sichuan is exhausted by the severe drought in the country. This is two inconveniences. I think that I should exempt the whole territory of Sichuan from taxes and reform with the people. 】

[Cochin grains and fodder enter Yunnan by land, which is three inconveniences. They can be transported by sea and go around Zhushui to Kunming. 】

[Jiaozhi is newly restored, but Hong Jinglue is harsh to the people in the south of Jiaozhi. This is four inconveniences. I think that the local people should be lavishly loved and subdued by kings. 】

[As far as I can see, if these four inconveniences can be resolved, given the weakness of Myanmar, there is no need to dig mountains and dig roads. It is only necessary to send [-] generals to lead troops to attack Myanmar by land, and the whole territory of Myanmar will be recovered immediately at about the age of [-]. 】

"Blag..."

When Zhu Youxiao saw the memorial of Yuan Chonghuan, the magistrate of Guiyang, his first reaction was "exaggerated talk".

If it was him in the past, he would not be bothered to reply to such memorials, but now after Jin Xuan's direct remonstrance, Zhu Youxiao is a little more modest, so although he looks down on the other party, he still reprimanded:

[Decree: Ryukyu grain and fodder are transferred to Yunnan, how should the disaster victims in Guangdong and Fujian be appeased? 】

[Jian is exempted from taxes throughout Sichuan, how can the victims in eastern Sichuan be appeased? 】

[Jiaozhi enters Yunnan by land only for more than [-] miles, and by detour to Zhushui, it takes more than [-] miles by water, which is time-consuming and labor-intensive. 】

[Jiaozhinan people have rebelled many times. If the people are subdued by kings and the people rebel again, how should the court deal with it? 】

[Burma has hundreds of thousands of soldiers, and the high mountains and dense forests are several times better than Yunnan and Guizhou. If we don’t build government roads and go deep alone, and bandits raid grain roads, how will our army deal with it?You say that you will surely win in battle, and there is no such thing as light talk about victory. 】

[King Qi's strategy is already perfect, you should forgive it, and do it well]

Facing Yuan Chonghuan's memorabilia boasting that 3 people could pacify Burma, Zhu Youxiao concluded with "King Qi's strategy is already perfect, and you should spare it and do it well".

What this sentence means is that King Qi's strategy is already the best. As the prefect of Guiyang, you should manage Guiyang well first, and don't talk about these things that are useless to the territory under your jurisdiction.

It can be said that Zhu Youxiao has given Yuan Chonghuan a lot of face.

He didn't directly refute it, but instead wrote so many things, he was already telling Yuan Chonghuan not to aim too high.

"Send this memorial back. Although this person has good ideas, most of them are just fantasies, and that's all."

Zhu Youxiao pushed the memorial to the side, and Liu Ruoyu nodded and asked someone to send the memorial back.

But after sending it back, Zhu Youxiao remembered some things in the memorial, so he asked Liu Ruoyu:

"After Sun Chuanting inspected Guangdong, he asked the imperial court for food. Has the food and fodder from the Ryukyu Mansion been transported to Guangdong?"

"Long live, the Ryukyu Mansion doesn't have so much food and fodder. His Royal Highness Qi ordered people to transfer 300 million taels from the national treasury to buy food from Luzon and Jiaozhi and transport it to Guangdong. Now the victims of the disaster have already eaten the relief food and fodder."

Liu Ruoyu replied, and Zhu Youxiao nodded slightly after hearing it to express his satisfaction.

"It's my younger brother who handles everything well, which makes me feel at ease."

"Has the collection of money and food this year already started?" Zhu Youxiao asked while taking out the next memorial.

"Back to Long Live, it hasn't started yet, we still need to wait for an autumn rain. The officials of Qin Tianjian said that it will start in mid-September."

Liu Ruoyu responded honestly, and then smiled and talked about some relaxing things:

"Since the beginning of autumn, there have been several rains in various places, even Shaanxi and Shanxi, which have been working for three years, have rained several times in a row."

"In Sichuan, after Governor Sun punished corrupt officials, it rained heavily for three days, and even grass grew."

"Look at this, maybe the drought will subside next year."

Liu Ruoyu's words brought a smile to Zhu Youxiao's tired face:
"If the drought can subside, the court will be able to free up its hands to clean up the Jian captives."

"Let them work as slaves for five years. I heard that they are barely self-sufficient with sweet potatoes and sorghum."

"Let's go on, I'm afraid the old slave will go south to beat the customs again."

After all, Jianlu gave Daming a few big defeats. It is not surprising that Zhu Youxiao has been brooding all the time. Liu Ruoyu knew it well, so he also laughed:
"If the drought next year can be controlled within the three provinces, maybe there is no need for you to speak, and His Highness will hand in a "Pinglu Memorial"."

"Hehe, it's true..." Zhu Youxiao closed a memorial with a smile, but while closing it, he also thought of Sun Chuanting, so he asked:

"You just said that Sun Chuanting killed many corrupt officials in Sichuan?"

"Yes, long live. Since July, Governor Sun has dealt with more than 160 corrupt officials, big and small, in Kuizhou, Chongqing, Tongchuan, Zunyi, Luzhou, Xuzhou, Yongning, and Shunqing. They copied more than [-] taels of silver and more than [-] million shi of rice and wheat, and all the money and food were used for local disaster relief." Liu Ruoyu answered honestly.

"So much?" Zhu Youxiao was surprised when he heard the amount.

After all, at the beginning of the severe drought in the eastern Sichuan region, Hong Chengchou used work as relief, and went south to Jiaozhi as an army and civilian man, and lived and worked in peace and contentment there.

After careful calculation, although many people moved in from Hanzhong later, the number of people in eastern Sichuan has never exceeded 200 million.

In the land of eight prefectures, more than 190 million people can be embezzled for more than 160 taels of silver and more than [-] million rice. How can this not be shocking?

"How many people were involved?"

Zhu Youxiao asked a question, and Liu Ruoyu nodded and replied:

"In the memorandum sent by Prince Qi's Mansion to the Supervisor of Ceremonies, it seems that more than 3000 people were involved, and they were all dispatched to Shuofang Mansion to make cement."

"Making cement..." Zhu Youxiao nodded slightly, and asked again:
"How many people has Sun Chuanting arrested since last year?"

"Back to Long Live, I don't know the specific situation, but I heard that there are more than 3000 people, and more than 5 people are involved..."

Liu Ruoyu's words made Zhu Youxiao sigh slightly:

"With so many people arrested and involved, it's no wonder that so many people are looking forward to his departure."

"Yeah..." Liu Ruoyu also sighed a little, but Zhu Youxiao asked back: "Is there no arrangement for my brother?"

"Except for the arrangements of the past few days, there are no recent arrangements." Liu Ruoyu answered first, and then added:

"Recently, Mr. Gu Ge took sick leave and recuperated at home for two months. I don't know if he is dissatisfied with this matter."

"..." Hearing this, Zhu Youxiao frowned slightly. Instead of responding to Liu Ruoyu immediately, he lowered his head and processed a memorial, and then changed the subject:
"When will Yang Gao return to Beijing?"

"It is said that he departed from Seoul on the third day of the winter month and arrived in Dengzhou on the fifteenth day of the winter month. However, His Highness did not order him to return to Beijing. Instead, he was asked to go home for a year, and then he was going to be canonized as an earl."

If Liu Ruoyu's words were listened to by others, I am afraid that many people will have opinions.

Thanks to the rumors spread by Ding Yingtai and others during the Korean War, many people thought that the combination of Yang Hao and Ma Gui would not work well.

As a result, after a closer look at the results of the Battle of Ulsan, Yang Gao and Ma Gui Shangshu, the Ming army actually killed more than 1000 people and injured more than 3000 people. Ten thousand.

As for the Battle of Saerhu, with the number of troops, power, money and food that Yang Gao controlled at that time, let alone Yang Gao, even if you pull the current Zhu Youjian, Hong Chengchou, and Sun Chuanting up, you will lose, and whoever wins will lose. .

Zhu Youjian wanted to chase the earl for Yang Gao, and he thanked him for helping Emperor Wanli take the blame during the Sarhu battle, and for the fact that he has been in charge of North Korea for the past few years without incident.

Zhu Youxiao had heard Zhu Youjian's plea to Yang Hao, and naturally knew the role played by Emperor Wanli in the Battle of Sarhu, so naturally he would not refuse to grant Yang Hao the title of uncle.

"Just canonize Yang Gao as Yu Chengbo."

"Yes……"

Zhu Youxiao gave Yang Hao a Yu Chengbo for so many years of hard work, and made him a civil servant. He can be regarded as the second person in the Tianqi Dynasty besides Xiong Tingbi.

After hastily appointed Yang Gao as an earl, Zhu Youxiao suddenly said when Liu Ruoyu turned around to give orders:

"By the way, give Sun Chuanting the Shangfang Sword."

Liu Ruoyu was taken aback by Zhu Youxiao's words, but he quickly realized it, and hurriedly bowed: "Yes."

Obviously, Zhu Youxiao was going to support Sun Chuanting first, but Hong Chengchou's idea was doomed to miscalculation...

(End of this chapter)